​Layoffs Sweep NYC Businesses Ahead Of Holidays​ | Patch PM

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18 December, 2020

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Share-worthy stories from the New York City Patch network to talk about tonight. Layoffs Sweep NYC Businesses Ahead Of Holidays Well over 1,200 employees at large Midtown businesses have lost their jobs in a spate of layoffs this month, state records show. WATCH: UES Kids Fighting Cancer Surprised By Hoisted-Up Santa In a "Miracle on 73rd Street," firefighters hoisted Santa Claus up to the windows of kids at the Upper East Side's Ronald McDonald House. Wash Heights Museum Names Former Louvre Curator As New Director A former curator at the Louvre in Paris is taking over as director of the museum that has been closed since 2017, according to the NY Times. Controversial UES 'Tower On Stilts' Scrapped, Politician Says A developer has abandoned plans to build a high-rise with a controversial 150-foot hollow core in the center, a local officeholder said. New Trash System Debuts At Prospect Park Woodlands A "carry in, carry out" pilot program is now in place in the Lookout Hill woodlands, the first of its kind in New York City parks.